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When things are investigated, knowledge is extended. When knowledge is extended, the will becomes sincere. When the will is sincere, the mind is correct. When the mind is correct, the self is cultivated. -- Confucius

Politically correct ideals are garbage: true wisdom comes from decades of deep thought and neutral observation. Only a so-called sociopath could ascertain wisdom from this crazy world in a neutral way. Cool thoughts- uncorrupted by modern politics, social norms, or societal ideals- are required for wisdom. Questioning everything, and going against the grain on all universally accepted norms is the path to true intelligence. The Gods notice this.

9/8/15

Exaggerated Evil

First written on 11/23/2010, this article and its info has been extensively updated, and reverified as of 8/8/15;10/18/15;1/30/16.

US military is widespread, but not nearly as much as many claim:complete listing of US foreign bases and alliances

A Project Well
Overdue...

I always liked to think I was an anti-war activist, but now I am
not so sure: just like I used to be an environmentalist, and used to
be an animal rights activist. Those movements have good intentions
but bad methodologies, while also resorting to wild exaggerations to
lure others into their causes. Then these exaggerations- frequently
outright lies- get repeated over and over, and become maxims of the
slacktivist brigades. The anti-war people seem to be in on it as
well, using the same techniques.

While doing research for a novel, I
needed to know about the military presence in Japan. Oh what a mess
that led me into! I discovered that every source one could look up
had different lists, numbers, and other info on troop presences- not
only in Japan but everywhere in the world. The sites with extensive
references, some even citing Dept. of Defense documents, also had
conflicting figures. While it is possible that even the government
does not know this information accurately, especially since it moves
troops around so much and opens and closes bases sometimes, I smelled
a rat and started looking closer...

The key was the maps. Maps of the world
showing US bases had some quite telling discrepancies. Nearly all of
them were made by anti-war sites who wanted it to look as if the US
has a lot more bases in a lot more places than it really does. Since
I am no stranger to geography and politics, I know what countries are
what. I noticed a few things.

First, many of these maps mark every
country with a military "presence". Most mark China and
Russia even. Do you really believe the US has military bases inside
Russia or China? The maps say so, so it must be true (sound familiar?
like some animal rights claims...). I finally figured out that there
is indeed an American military presence in those two countries: a
dozen or so marines working as embassy guards. So now every country
with a embassy can be marked on these "presence" maps. A
few marines at the embassy in Moscow gives them an excuse to mark all
of Russia red as an Occupied-With-Bases-State, and a large soldier
outline stands on the Taiga, gun in hand. Please.

I also noticed that Hong Kong keeps
showing up. One map borrows from another, obviously for years on end.
Anyone over ten years old should recall the handover of Hong Kong to
China in July of 1997. England leased it from them in 1897 for 99
years. The Chinese informed them that they intended to collect, so it
was handed over in a big ceremony. Since it is a Chinese city now, I
seriously doubt if there is still an American military base there.
Just as ridiculous are the maps listing Venezuela on them. I hardly
think so, after an American led coup overthrew President Chavez
briefly; and now his former vice-president is in charge- putting up
with such poppycock as Obama's declaration of Venezuela as a "military threat"
to America.

Even more deceitful are the markings
for places that are not countries. Listing Johnston Atoll as a
location of an American base in another country is a load of bull,
since the UK owns that place as a territory. Other atolls in the
Pacific are frequently listed as well, including the American owned
islands of Guam. How is that a foreign base? Just the same, another
frequent listing is an island called St. Helene. That is not a
country, it is a territory of the UK. Same as Diego Garcia- also the
UK's. But they are listed as two more countries, besides the UK
itself. Deceptive...

Several nations are also marked due to
the presence of under a hundred trainers or advisors, especially in
numerous African states. (Lately the term 'lily pads' has been coined to mean African non-bases with around 20 personnel. These are also made into scary maps polka-dotting the continent with these 'pads', and you have to read their lengthy articles to figure out they are mostly referring to training actions, dirt airstrips used for occasional refueling of cargo planes, or individual missions from years ago and usually involving well under a hundred or even a dozen soldiers...) In 2009 or so African Union nations universally rebuffed American efforts to form an alliance and set up a
military headquarters or base/s in one of their countries. America
does maintain Africom, a sparse network of offices trying to infiltrate the hearts and minds of African military
leaders- aiding in all manner of minor activities. Actual US
bases in Africa, however, remain scant. African States' loyalties are generally
to whomever is currently giving them weapons for their ongoing wars,
which are myriad. (When no one sells them guns, they fight with
machetes.) Only China invests real money into their economies though,
as they are after the minerals there. Future American bases there are
not likely, and are not there now. Handfuls of trainers make the maps
scarier though, don't they? It is similar to an antenna tower with
dishes and relays on it. A building sits near its foot, with two or three
soldiers tending to its maintenance. Is that a “foreign military
base”, as commonly thought of- or just an outpost? Several of these
scenarios exist in South Korea, and a few other locations. The only actual American bases in Africa are a naval base in Kenya, and another one in Djibouti, which is not too shocking as that nation rents out base space to anyone- and China and Russia have naval facilities there as well.

I also noticed that none of the maps
are current. The US installed a puppet regime in the country of
Georgia, and heaped them with weapons. Then the little puppet killed
civilians of neighboring countries, invaded a neutral zone, and
threatened Russia. So it is marked on all the maps as a base country,
but was not removed from the maps after Russia invaded in August 2008
and confiscated the American weapons. Though the Russians now insist
American scientists have a bioweapons lab there, this is not a
military base. This is the same scenario as Krygyzstan, a large
former Soviet republic that is now a country. There was a US air
force base there, and in Feb. of 2009 the Krygyzis told them they
wanted it closed. The Americans had to leave. The maps do not reflect
this either. Another honorable mention of BS goes to the constant
labeling of Thailand as a site for American bases. The last US base
closed there in June of 1976, as the Thais kicked them out. Now they
allow refueling of planes for anti-terror missions and that's all.

Soapbox time...

Besides the maps, it is disturbing how
many sites grovel to the politically correct people and make a huge
point out of "supporting the troops". What does "support"
mean exactly? Spouting off how brave they are every chance you get? I
am sure most of them are brave, but what does that have to do with
it? No one ever said any of them were cowards did they? So does
"Support" mean spouting off broken record lines about blind
patriotism? If the politicians sent them to a phony murderous
genocidal war to make themselves richer, it does not mean that
everyone should reel back in awe of how 'just' the war is, just
because that is supposed to be "support". Support should
mean telling them to be even braver and refuse to kill civilians, ask
what evidence there is for the reasons of the conflict, and quit if
necessary to leave the theater if the answers are not sensible. Most
soldiers are breaking numerous international laws which America is a
signatory to, and they do not question it. 'Just following orders'
has led to many genocides throughout history, including the current
ones now in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places. Supporting
the troops also should mean demanding that they come home to defend
their own country. That is much more moral and less dangerous.

If they want danger, there is plenty of
it in the lawless no-man's land near the Mexican border, where drug
cartels, human smugglers, and mafia killers run rampant- frequently
escorted by rogue factions of the Mexican Army. Fight them. This
country loves to nose into other countries' conflicts, so why not one
on our own border? We are fighting the drug cartels in Colombia, so
let's give Mexico a direct hand in their drug war, which is spilling
over the border anyway. I support fighting them, on US soil or at
most a few miles from it, bravely and honorably, not violating the
Geneva Accords nor other rules of war (see this guide). Support our troops by bringing
them home! We need them here!

But most anti-war sites almost always
stop short of saying what I just did. That, besides their deceptive
maps and faulty statistics, make them not believable. Anything they
say could be a lie, who knows? Something had to be done to find out
the truth.

Methodology and
Terms

What is a “military
base”? It can mean any place the military sets up shop for any
reason. But in the common use of the term, it implies a place where
an attack could be launched from. These places are the threats to
other countries, or I suppose, the defense hubs of host areas. When
people refer to “military bases” in a negative light, they
generally are implying a base of attack-ready soldiers and equipment,
set up in a permanent fashion in an established place.

For this reason, I
have chosen to omit many so-called “bases” from my list. Sites
that bases use are not 'bases' per se. Ammo storage buildings, firing
ranges, outbuildings, etc. are frequently listed by their designated
names as “bases”, despite their being attached or in very close
proximity to the actual bases that use them. (Is a base with a gun range and a storage shack three bases since it is listed as 3 'assets' by the defense dept.? That's how everyone else is doing the tally..). Just the same, several
different companies, regiments, or even branches of the US armed
forces may be utilizing a base at the same time and place. So an
infantry unit with its own camp name is not a separate base from the
marine unit across the street in the same facility. It is the same
locale. Listing of separate “camps” like this has led to hundreds
of redundant “base” listings.

Worse yet, places
such as a post office in Germany, a hospital, housing areas for
soldiers families, administrative buildings, and even numerous hotels
are owned by the military and listed with the Dept. of Defense's
assets- interspersed with the base listings. So many people just look
at the final figures and say 'See! There are over 1,000 foreign
bases!'. Yes, if you include CIA offices, MP stations, and other
indirect or outwardly non-military places such as those just listed.

Another ruse to make
it appear the US military has many more bases than it does is to
include every place where a soldier stands. There are MOB's- Main
Operational Bases. These are bases. Then there are FOB's- these are
Forward Operations Bases. These are temporary, mobile encampments.
The FOB's are outposts for MOB's, as they are front lookout camps.
Though some stay put for awhile, any of them can be taken down and
bugged out in less than a day. When counted up these can add hundreds
of 'bases' to their lists.

A lot of closed
bases are also included in lists all over the net as simply “bases”.
Yes they are- but they are closed down! A multitude of bases have
also been given to their host countries, especially in Iraq.

Even more annoying
is when people list off how many thousands of buildings the federal
govt. owns, on so many millions of acres and worth a trillion dollars
or so in real estate...So???? Every square foot of US property that
is not in the USA is not necessarily a base.

People have
incessantly screeched on comment threads that America has 600, even a
thousand foreign bases- in virtually every country in the world.
Ridiculous. Here is an updated list, and any of these can be looked
up by anyone via the source sites listed below, or elsewhere on the
net. A few may have been missed, but it couldn't be too many.

A very common ruse (or at best- parroted mistake), is to include America's domestic bases in the quoted statistic, and then say the word "worldwide"(for example, in this otherwise excellent article on a very good analysis site, even they state: "With more than seven hundred military facilities around the globe..."). As you can see in link below, the USA does have 483 domestic military installations- mostly national guard units. Adding those in to the real amount of foreign bases makes the number jump from 126 to 609 - and that is if you are not exaggerating to begin with!

Also, a joint base
with another nation- especially a military organization- is not
exclusively funded, commanded, or otherwise controlled by America
just because they contribute troops and equipment to it. Therefore
NATO and other pact-based multi-national bases have not been
included. NATO, with its unrealistic duties and fees, and overt threats to a certain nation that could overrun Europe in mere days, is waning anyway as the EU ponders forming a European Army in its stead. Though American influence is real in NATO, so if you want to add them, there are 18 NATO bases you can tack on if you wish.

Like I said before-
one foreign base is bad enough. Over a hundred- unconscionable. Why
exaggerate something so bad? Get real so you have verifiable info to
back yourself up instead of sounding like Chicken Little....

(note: recent govt. statements have referred to keeping troops in this country 'for decades'...)

KAIA- Kabul Intl. Airport

Camp Black Horse

Camp Phoenix

Camp Clark

Camp Blessing

Camp Wright

Bagram Airfield

Camp Marmal

Camp Pratt

Camp Spann

Kandahar Airfield

Camp Arena

IRAQ:

currently all bases there have been closed and/or given to Iraq. There are a 'small number' of troops there now as 'advisors'. There are plans to increase troops there to at least 3,500 in the near future, and possibly a new network of small bases, despite Iraqi government (with sole exception of its president) and its army saying they do not want them there.

Associated states-sovereign' but US has a 'high degree of control over':
-Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau;
Quasi-States- former nations retained as military colonies:
-Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq

Autonomous Vassal States-domestically independent with foreign and military policies controlled by USA:
-European Union as a whole and its member states independently;

Questionably obtained territories
-Hawaii- sovereign nation illegally seized, see this video or any of these books,
[the US govt. websites have removed the following document, though the Australian national online library has it here: "Acknowledging
the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom
of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to native Hawaiians on behalf ...
S.J. Res. 19) (SuDoc Y 1.1/5:103-126)"...]
-Guantanamo Bay- bay made into naval base in sovereign nation of Cuba without Cuba's consent. Illegally occupied territory.

For Comparison:

Russian Foreign Military Bases:

Armenia- 1 army, 1 air force

Belarus- 1 radar/ air force

Abkhazia- 1 army

South Ossetia- 2 army

Kazakhstan- 1 radar

Kyrgyzstan- 1 air

Tajikistan- 1 army
Syria- 1 air force; 1 naval

Vietnam and Cyprus- use of naval ports
(11 bases in 8 countries)
{noteworthy: many maps that try to make Russia look bad add on a "Russian military presence" in Transdniestra, which is merely a very
small peacekeeping force that has been there since 1994}

Russian Military Pacts: One- CSTO,
which is Russia and 5 of their border states

The end result of my research has given
me the answers I sought to begin with and then some. The oft repeated
claims of 250-1,500 bases in 150 or more countries turned out to be a
load of bull. It is more like 126 bases in 16 countries (note: there
are about 195 countries, plus several more with contested status). That
leaves 169 countries (and several near-nations) without US bases, and 158
with no official military ties at all. There are arms sales and
economic alliances, but these change frequently and are not military
collusions or pacts by any means.

That is still a lot- too many if you
ask me. I wish all the foreign bases would be closed and all the
troops would be sent home and stationed on American borders. If North
Korea wants to invade South Korea, or China wants to take back
Taiwan, or the Iraqis want to shoot each other- I don't care. Their
problem- let's worry about our country- only. Regardless, the info
listed above is the closest to the truth you will find, probably with
errors or a few omissions, but much closer than the other outdated,
biased hype.

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Appono Astos- meaning

Since a constant stream of people seem to be searching for this term and its meaning, I am posting it here now.

In England once, some crop circle researchers pressed a message into a hillside for the circle makers to read:"Talk to Us".The next morning a reply was found on the opposite hill- lettering which was found to be genuine and not man made.(true crop formations are bent on a cellular level, unbroken, magnetized, containing rare elements, have soil anomalies, interfere with electronics, and are usually bent in opposing or interwoven patterns. man-made ones are simply bent and break many stems, and have no special properties.)The reply was difficult to translate as it turned out to be an obscure dialect of Latin (Post Augustan-) that was written in an old Knights Templar code. It translated to Appono Astos, which meansWe oppose cunning and deceit. This means the true circle makers were tired of the circle hoaxes and the govt. suppression of info on the real ones. The British Army was proven to have been deeply involved in hoaxing circles and burning real ones on many occasions.

All deceit should be opposed, especially by cunning govt.s and their pawns. Truth is all.

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Brexit thoughts...

Seems awesome that a public referendum can decide a country's future! It not only worked, but the P.M. quit to boot. Although I knew that all ballots in the UK are paper- none electronic- I was leery of some kind of vote tampering, perhaps because it is so prevalent in america. Now that brexit has succeeded, ulterior motives are seeping out that makes one wonder if it was indeed rigged. Funny how the success could result in harming trade with Russia and more influence in NATO by the UK and america, which means even more hawkishness. How deliciously convenient for the usa.

Now the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, and others are considering similar referendums. The Scots are wanting to secede from the UK again too. And many feel that Ireland will rejoin with its north counties.

Long term, this will make it more difficult for america to control Europe as individual countries than it had when they were one super-state. Therefore it is all good. Go for it Europe- run your own countries again.

But this site endorses all of the above as interesting and worth a look! Definition of word is here. Note that the definition is wrong, saying it originated with Superman in 1982, when actually it originated in 1962 for the old movie on top of this list. Most if not all online dictionaries have this same mistake!

all of these are real words that can be made from 'brainiac'- look them up!

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this is one of the lower estimates of the civilian casualties only. it does not account for injuries, maimings, birth defects from irradiated soil and air (DU weapon use), disease from ruined water supplies, deaths from lack of food and medicine, the torture, the hundreds of billions of dollars spent, etc. etc...but the bush and cheney families made a lot of money from it so it is 'okay'. the fact that their former regime had nothing to do with 9/11, and that no WMDs were ever found, is never talked about. see also this recent study.

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this blogger was shocked to learn of a new fad called 'cinnamon challenge'. teens try to eat a spoonful of cinnamon. for some odd reason they have made a viral net phenomenon of it. why do people like to hurt themselves and act stupid?i tried it once years ago but not because of a net dare. it was because i read in many places that cinnamon lowers blood sugar and alleviates diabetes. you can even buy capsules of it for this. i thought, why buy when i can get some from the kitchen and use a tablespoon? it was horrid, fiery, grainy, inedible crap. i felt like dying for a couple minutes. and now, this is a fad? with 30,000 videos so far?at least i had a good and innocent reason to try it. what's their excuse?cinnamon challenge-- more like logic challenge.

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These 3 rules are the perfect diet:

1. Eat less

2. Exercise more

3. Eat and drink as healthily as possible

To expound on these rules a little:

1. Eating less means do not eat until your stomach hurts. Period. Then eat only "one serving" according to the package guidelines. Not much? It's ok, just wait until you have another stomach ache. A pattern will ensue and your body will grow accustomed to it.

2. Exercising more means walk around your neighborhood every day without exception, no matter the weather. Go farther every day, find a hill to go up. Keep it up until you can run up the hill without getting winded. Then start jogging. OR, join a gym and use it daily.

3. Eating/drinking as healthily as possible means only eat foods that are healthy. Do not be fooled by fads or propaganda. Ever wonder why vegetarians are so healthy? Look into it. And drink only natural 100% fruit juices, distilled water, and natural hot teas. Sweeten only with stevia. Aspartame is bad for you, tap water is bad for you. This rules out "diet" sodas, which keep you fat. In general, eat lots of vegetables, and some beans, fruits, breads, and pastas. Avoid sugars and white flours, and take vitamin C and chromium to boost metabolism. Fish oils and carbs are widely misperceived. Fish oil is bad for you, carbs are not. Flaxseed oil clears arteries better than fish oil but without the sea toxins; and carbs do not turn into sugar and fatten you to the degree the Atkins scam has everyone believing.

Just do a little research.

Easier said than done, I know. But this is simple; commonsense. Just do it.

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HEALTH CARE: Since 1990, 70 hospital emergency rooms and trauma centers have closed in California in large part because of free care provided to illegals. (NY TIMES, Saturday, October 6, 2007). More than 40 million American citizens are without health insurance, but their tax dollars pay for illegals to be treated free. (Health Insurance Coverage: 2001, U.S. Census Bureau).

DISEASE: Illegals also account for over 65% of communicable diseases such as TB, hepatitis, leprosy, and AIDS. (The Centers for Disease Control).

EDUCATION: US citizens pay $7.4 billion dollars each year to pay for the free education that US law requires be given illegals. At least 19 states allow illegals to attend their public universities and only pay in-state tuition, while legal residents of neighboring states must pay out-of-state tuition rates which are three to eight times more. (Federation for American Immigration Reform).

LOYALITY TO COUNTRY: Co-founder of MALDEF, Mario Obledo, to whom President Clinton awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, boasted, “California is going to be a Hispanic state. Anyone who doesn’t like it should leave.” (Ray Briem Radio Show and Tom Lykis Radio Show).

EMPLOYMENT: Illegals have already cost American workers $133 billion in salary cuts and job losses. (The Center for Immigration Studies).

CRIME: It is against federal law to enter this country illegally, thus all illegal aliens are criminals. If an American citizen breaks a law, he is not given handouts, he goes to jail. (US Code). A governmentstudy of 55,322 illegal aliens incarcerated in federal, state, and local facilities during 2003 found that these 55,322 illegal aliens were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien. (GAO Report, April 2005).

TAXES: Illegals cost the taxpayer $10 billion more than they contribute in taxes each year. (Center for Immigration Studies).

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